When to Plant Buddha belly plant in Brockton, MA

One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

You can figure out when it's the best time to plant buddha belly plant in Brockton by looking at the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Buddha belly plant

Frost tolerance for buddha belly plant: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After all chance of frost has passed.

You really shouldn't plant buddha belly plant until after all chance of frost has passed because they do not do well in cold weather.

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The earliest that you can plant buddha belly plant in Brockton is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant buddha belly plant and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your buddha belly plant may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your buddha belly plant indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Brockton. It might get as low as -5°F during the coldest months of winter.

Remember that USDA zone info for Brockton may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost is different every year. Since half of the time in Brockton last frost occurs after April 15 be ready to cover your buddha belly plant if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Brockton

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)October 15
Lowest Expected Low-5°F
Highest Expected Low0°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -5°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 0°F.

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